Means for attaching direction-sheets to cans



L. A. WOLTERS.

MEANS FOR ATTACHING DIRECTION SHEETS T0 CANS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1919 1,343,953, I Patented June 22, 1920.

Qllllllll l 4' mm 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 1

LEON A. WOLTERS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, nssieivon' Tome TIiOBO CORPORATION,

' or CHICAGO, ,ILLINOISMAVCORPORATION or DELAWARE. y I

MEANS FOR ATTACHING DIRECTION-SHEETS TO CANS.

Application filed May 24,

To allcohom it may concern: I

Be it known that LLEON A. VVoLTERs, a citizen of the United States, residingat Chicago, county of Cook, Stateof Illinois, have invented a certain new: anduseful Improvement in .Means for Attaching Direction-Sheets to Cans, anddcclare the following to be a-full, clear,andexact description of the same, such as will enable-others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference beinghaol tothe, accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My. invention has for itsobject to produce a simple and novel means forfattaching a sheet or band containing directions or the "like to a'can or other container,.in such a manner as to give to the container an attrac-v tive appearance, permit the sheet orband to be readily detached, andavoid-marring the appearance of the container in any way when the strip or band is removedtherefrom.

The various featuresof novelty whereby my invention is characteriz'edwvill hereinafter be pointed out with. particularity in the claims; but, for a. full understanding of my invention and of its object and-ad vantages, reference may be hadto thefol= lowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawlng, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a can of the type commonly used for containing toilet preparations, equipped in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the upper end of the can, showing the opposite side from that appearing in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the can, a part being broken away in order more clearly to show other parts.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents a cylindrical can having a bead or flange, 2, .around the upper end. 3 represents a sheet containing directions or other matter having a length approximately equal to the circumference of the can, so that when it is laid about the can its ends will meet. The sheet is folded upon itself along longitudinal lines, that is lines which extend circumferentially of the can when the sheet Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J t ne 22, 19 20.

1919. Serial in. 299,525.

the package norwith the decorations-there on, but which,iif'desired, may be decorated so as to blend into the decorative scheme of the package. Thus,.for example, the eX-. posedsurface ofthe sheet, when folded and placed around the can, may have the same appearance as the underlying portion of the can, so that the can presents substantially the same appearance regardless of whether or not the sheet is there.

For the purpose of fastening, the ends of the sheet together and making of it. a closed ring, and at the same time hold ingitv in a fixed position lengthwise of the can, I pass over the. top of the can. a ribbon or the like, a,'oneend of which is made to overlie-the joint, 5, between the two ends of'the sheet while the other end extends downwardly over the sheet at a diametrically opposed point. The two ends of the ribbon are held in place by means of wafers, 6 and 7, respectively; the wafers being larger in diameter than the width of the ribbon so that they may be glued or pasted both to the ribbon and to the outer surface of the sheet on oppositesides of: each end of the ribbon. It will be seen that thewafer,

6, in addition to holding one end of the ribbon in place,also serves to fasten the two ends of the sheet together;

The end of the ribbon fastcnedby the wafer 6 may be continued beyond the wafer as indicated at 8 so as to'produce an ornamental effect and at the same time provide a tab which may be grasped when it is desired to remove the direction sheet and, by a simple outward pull, destroy the wafer,

6, and thus detach the sheet from the can.

In placing the sheet in position, it. is preferably drawn snugly against the bead or rib 2 so that it will thereafter be held firmly against movement lengthwise of the can, until intentionally removed.

It will thus be seen that I'have produced a simple and novel construction by means of which a direction sheet or other thing that ma be folded about a container, may be detac ably secured thereto in such a manner that it will be directly before the consumer when he receives the container, which will add ornamentation to the container, and

which may be removed from the container in a simple way and without leaving glued surfaces or ragged edges, or pieces of paper attached to the contalner when the directions While I have illustrated and described with particularity only a single preferred form of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the exact structural details thus illustrated and described; but intend to cover all forms and arrangements which come Within the terms employed in the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A container having anannular bead adjacent to one end, a sheet folded into the form of a band having a length approximately equal to the circumferential length of said container and wrapped around the container, a ribbon attached at one end to the middle of said band and passing across said end of the container, and a Wafer overlying and pasted to the ribbon in the vicinity of the other end, and the meeting ends of said band.

2. A container having an annular bead adjacent to one end, a sheet folded into the form of a band having a length approxi mately equal to the circumferential length of said container and Wrapped around the container, a ribbon attached at one'end to the middle of said band and passing across said end of the container, and a Wafer overlying and pasted to the ribbon in the vicinity of the other end, and the meeting ends of said band, the latter end of the ribbon projecting beyond said Wafer to form a tab to be grasped in order to tear the Wafer and disengage said sheet from the container. a

3. A container having an annular bead near one end, a flexible band approximately as long as the circumferential length of the container Wrapped around the container in the vicinity of said bead, and a ribbon extending across said end of the container and having its ends attached to said band, one of said ends being attached by a wafer overlying it and pasted to the meeting ends of said band.

4. A container having an annular bead near one end, a fiexible band approximately as long as the circumferential length of the container Wrapped around the container in the vicinity of said bead, and a ribbon extending across said end of the container and having its ends attached to said hand, one of said ends being attached by a wafer overlying it and pasted to the meeting ends of said band, a portion of the latter end of said ribbon projecting beyond said water to form a tab tearing the wafer and detaching said band from the container.

5. A container having an annular bead adjacent to one end, a sheet folded into the form of a band having a length approximately equal to the circumferential length of said container and Wrapped around the container, a ribbon attached at one end to the middle of said band and passing across said end of the container, and a Wafer overlying and pasted to the ribbon in the vicinity of the other end, and the meeting ends of said band, the exposed portion of said sheet having the same appearance as the part of the container covered thereby.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification.

LEON A. WOLTERS. 

